Featured Programs

This library brings together all our vaccine confident programming – designed specifically for pharmacists and pharmacy teams. Our priority is to provide you the most recent and relevant information so that you can build vaccine confidence in your patients. You can trust APhA to be your source for accurate and timely information as you navigate these conversations in practice.

Webinars

Practical Strategies for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines to Children and Building Confidence in Hesitant Patients

This webinar discusses the latest COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children ages 5-11 years old, practical strategies for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to children, and messaging for building COVID-19 vaccine confidence in parents.

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The Impact of Social Media on COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

This webinar discusses the impact of social media on vaccine confidence and features a TikTok influencer who shares strategies pharmacists can use to address misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.

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Understanding the “Why” to Effectively Promote Vaccine Confidence: Strategies to Engage with Communities Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19

This webinar discusses COVID-19 disparities with referenced data, address why certain communities are under-resourced and have decreased vaccine confidence, and share their firsthand experiences and successful strategies used to promote vaccine confidence. (CPE Available)

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Trusted Sources of Health Care Information and Services: Strategies for Bolstering Vaccine Confidence Within Hispanic Communities

This webinar features expert panelists will address factors that contribute to vaccine confidence and acceptance, how access to healthcare impacts patients’ ability and/or willingness to get vaccinated, and key cultural considerations when working with Hispanic communities. (CPE Available)

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Building Vaccine Trust with Patients

This webinar discusses predominant and emerging drivers of vaccine hesitancy regarding COVID-19 vaccines and how to approach conversations when building trust with priority populations, including parents and young adults. (CPE Available)

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Motivational Interviewing to Address Vaccine Confidence

This online learning course discusses vaccine hesitancy and identifies barriers experienced by patients. Motivational interviewing is highlighted as an approach to increase vaccine confidence in patients through case examples. (CPE Available)

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The Role of Health Equity in Vaccine Hesitancy: Challenges and Opportunities

This webinar explores vaccine hesitancy among different populations, discusses solutions to address vaccine hesitancy across various cultural groups, and identifies strategies for the equitable delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. (CPE Available)

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COVID-19 or something else? Addressing Patients’ Respiratory Conditions in the Midst of a Pandemic

This webinar reviews the symptoms of common respiratory illnesses, their similarities and differences to COVID-19 infection, and how pharmacists can utilize multiple patient care strategies to triage, educate and care for patients who present with these symptoms.

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COVID-19 Vaccination: Conversations with Patients

This webinar discusses key strategies to be successful when discussing and recommending COVID-19 vaccines to patients, as well as practical examples on how to thoughtfully discuss COVID-19 vaccines with patients.

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Take Action on Vaccine Confidence: A Playbook for Pharmacists

This webinar features expert panelists who provide discussion points, strategies, and resources to effectively inform patients on the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines.

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COVID-19 Vaccinations in Adolescents

This webinar discusses safety and efficacy data regarding COVID-19 vaccines in adolescents, available options for vaccinating adolescents, and reviews CDC recommendations for administering COVID-19 vaccines to adolescent patients.

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Protecting Children Younger Than 5 Years

This webinar discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on young children, safety and efficacy data regarding COVID-19 vaccines in children, and how gaps in routine childhood vaccination have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Access more webinars in our COVID-19 Open Forum Webinar Series!

Podcasts

The new COVID-19 vaccines, improving vaccine uptake in minoritized communities, and working with faith-based leaders

Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Diego, appears on the “MPR Weekly Dose” podcast to talk about the updated COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, health equity and representation in medicine.

COVID-19 Myths and Facts

Dr. Takova Wallace-Gay, clinical associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Texas at Tyler, dispels some of the most common myths about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Show You Know

COVID-19 Vaccinations Across the Life Span

Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of how to recommend and build confidence in routine vaccinations to patients at various life stages.

Take the Quiz

The Do’s and Don’ts in Having a COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Discussion With Patients

Take this short multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge of what approaches have been shown effective to increase vaccine confidence, and what words or approaches you should avoid.

Take the Quiz

Know the Facts: COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence

Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of vaccine basics and your ability to talk to patients about the types of vaccines, the safety and efficacy of vaccines, and more.

Take the Quiz

Hesitancy vs. Confidence of COVID-19 Vaccination

Take this short quiz to evaluate your knowledge of why certain patient groups may experience vaccine hesitancy.

Take the Quiz

Access more quizzes to Show You Know!

15 on COVID-19 CPE Series

COVID Variants

This episode of our 15 on COVID-19 series to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine development process.

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Accelerated Vaccine Development

This episode of 15 on COVID-19 will review how we were able to safely develop COVID-19 vaccines in record time.

Learn More

Access more videos in the 15 on COVID-19 CPE Series!

Articles

Looking Back: Pharmacists Share COVID-19 Vaccination Lessons One Year Later

Pharmacy Today spoke with a few members of APhA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Confident Learning Collaborative to learn how participating in the collaborative has improved what they put into practice while it also helped them ignite the profession of pharmacy as one of the leading voices during this time.

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COVID-19 vaccine confidence project

A recent article in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association features a project conducted by the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) to better understand these concerns and what messages FDA might effectively use to allay those concerns. The project involved hearing directly from key segments of the American population at the highest risk of COVID-19 and exploring with them the nature of their vaccine hesitancy.

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Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Throughout the Immunization Neighborhood

CPE Available
This July 2021 Pharmacy Today supplemental article aims to give pharmacists the tools they need to turn their patients’ vaccine hesitancy into vaccine confidence and improve COVID-19 vaccination rates in disproportionately affected groups.

Read the Article

Listen to your patients’ ‘why’

Pharmacy Today spoke with seven pharmacists from around the country who have relentlessly addressed these concerns in their diverse communities to instill vaccine confidence in the vaccine hesitant.

Read the Article

Five ways you can help college-age students become #VaccineConfident

Get tips from student pharmacists about how to reach this critical population in APhA’s Student Pharmacist Magazine.

Read the Article

Access more articles in Pharmacy Today!

Quick Tips From Pharmacists

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What can pharmacists to do help combat the spread of misinformation/disinformation?

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How can pharmacists build trust in credible sources of information, when patients have concerns about how the information is frequently changing?

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How can pharmacists empower patients to differentiate between credible information and misinformation?

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How can pharmacists address vaccine mandates with staff or others?

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How can pharmacists address concerns about breakthrough cases to build and maintain vaccine confidence?

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How can pharmacists discuss the potential need for booster doses?

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How can pharmacists help young adults understand the importance of being vaccinated?

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What can pharmacists share with parents who have questions about vaccinating their children?

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How can pharmacists respond to patients who express concerns about potential conflicts of interest driving recommendations?

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What should pharmacists know about full vaccine approval and how it differs from emergency use authorization?

Featured Programs

Webinars

Practical Strategies for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines to Children and Building Confidence in Hesitant Patients

This webinar discusses the latest COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children ages 5-11 years old, practical strategies for delivering COVID-19 vaccines to children, and messaging for building COVID-19 vaccine confidence in parents.

The Impact of Social Media on COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

This webinar discusses the impact of social media on vaccine confidence and features a TikTok influencer who shares strategies pharmacists can use to address misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.

Understanding the “Why” to Effectively Promote Vaccine Confidence: Strategies to Engage with Communities Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19

This webinar discusses COVID-19 disparities with referenced data, address why certain communities are under-resourced and have decreased vaccine confidence, and share their firsthand experiences and successful strategies used to promote vaccine confidence. (CPE Available)

Trusted Sources of Health Care Information and Services: Strategies for Bolstering Vaccine Confidence Within Hispanic Communities

This webinar features expert panelists will address factors that contribute to vaccine confidence and acceptance, how access to healthcare impacts patients’ ability and/or willingness to get vaccinated, and key cultural considerations when working with Hispanic communities. (CPE Available)

Building Vaccine Trust with Patients

This webinar discusses predominant and emerging drivers of vaccine hesitancy regarding COVID-19 vaccines and how to approach conversations when building trust with priority populations, including parents and young adults. (CPE Available)

Motivational Interviewing to Address Vaccine Confidence

This online learning course discusses vaccine hesitancy and identifies barriers experienced by patients. Motivational interviewing is highlighted as an approach to increase vaccine confidence in patients through case examples. (CPE Available)

The Role of Health Equity in Vaccine Hesitancy: Challenges and Opportunities

This webinar explores vaccine hesitancy among different populations, discusses solutions to address vaccine hesitancy across various cultural groups, and identifies strategies for the equitable delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations. (CPE Available)

COVID-19 or something else? Addressing Patients’ Respiratory Conditions in the Midst of a Pandemic

This webinar reviews the symptoms of common respiratory illnesses, their similarities and differences to COVID-19 infection, and how pharmacists can utilize multiple patient care strategies to triage, educate and care for patients who present with these symptoms.

COVID-19 Vaccination: Conversations with Patients

This webinar discusses key strategies to be successful when discussing and recommending COVID-19 vaccines to patients, as well as practical examples on how to thoughtfully discuss COVID-19 vaccines with patients.

Take Action on Vaccine Confidence: A Playbook for Pharmacists

This webinar features expert panelists who provide discussion points, strategies, and resources to effectively inform patients on the risks and benefits of COVID-19 vaccines.

COVID-19 Vaccinations in Adolescents

This webinar discusses safety and efficacy data regarding COVID-19 vaccines in adolescents, available options for vaccinating adolescents, and reviews CDC recommendations for administering COVID-19 vaccines to adolescent patients.

Protecting Children Younger Than 5 Years

This webinar discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on young children, safety and efficacy data regarding COVID-19 vaccines in children, and how gaps in routine childhood vaccination have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Podcasts

The new COVID-19 vaccines, improving vaccine uptake in minoritized communities, and working with faith-based leaders

Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Diego, appears on the “MPR Weekly Dose” podcast to talk about the updated COVID-19, flu and RSV vaccines, vaccine hesitancy, health equity and representation in medicine.

COVID-19 Myths and Facts

Dr. Takova Wallace-Gay, clinical associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Texas at Tyler, dispels some of the most common myths about the COVID-19 vaccines.

Show You Know

COVID-19 Vaccinations Across the Life Span

Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of how to recommend and build confidence in routine vaccinations to patients at various life stages.

The Do’s and Don’ts in Having a COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Discussion With Patients

Take this short multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge of what approaches have been shown effective to increase vaccine confidence, and what words or approaches you should avoid.

Know the Facts: COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccine Confidence

Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of vaccine basics and your ability to talk to patients about the types of vaccines, the safety and efficacy of vaccines, and more.

Hesitancy vs. Confidence of COVID-19 Vaccination

Take this short quiz to evaluate your knowledge of why certain patient groups may experience vaccine hesitancy.

15 on COVID-19 CPE Series

COVID Variants

This episode of our 15 on COVID-19 series to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine development process.

Accelerated Vaccine Development

This episode of 15 on COVID-19 will review how we were able to safely develop COVID-19 vaccines in record time.

Articles

Looking Back: Pharmacists Share COVID-19 Vaccination Lessons One Year Later

Pharmacy Today spoke with a few members of APhA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Confident Learning Collaborative to learn how participating in the collaborative has improved what they put into practice while it also helped them ignite the profession of pharmacy as one of the leading voices during this time.

COVID-19 vaccine confidence project

Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Throughout the Immunization Neighborhood

CPE AvailableThis July 2021 Pharmacy Today supplemental article aims to give pharmacists the tools they need to turn their patients’ vaccine hesitancy into vaccine confidence and improve COVID-19 vaccination rates in disproportionately affected groups.

Listen to your patients’ ‘why’

Pharmacy Today spoke with seven pharmacists from around the country who have relentlessly addressed these concerns in their diverse communities to instill vaccine confidence in the vaccine hesitant.

Five ways you can help college-age students become #VaccineConfident

Get tips from student pharmacists about how to reach this critical population in APhA’s Student Pharmacist Magazine.

Quick Tips From Pharmacists

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CPE Available
This July 2021 Pharmacy Today supplemental article aims to give pharmacists the tools they need to turn their patients’ vaccine hesitancy into vaccine confidence and improve COVID-19 vaccination rates in disproportionately affected groups.